Con Ed award winner: Connor Murphy, North Salem

Leadership key to soccer player's success

7:32 PM,
Nov. 1, 2013

Connor Murphy, North Salem boys soccer.

Written by

Sharieka Breeden

When North Salem soccer player Connor Murphy helped a sixth-grade student prepare for a math test a couple of weeks ago, he anticipated the test results as if they were his own.

This season when the Tigers' roster featured underclassmen who couldn't play JV because the program was eliminated, coach Ron Hendrie saw The Con Edison Athlete of the Week take the same interest and initiative to improve the situation.

"As a captain he worked to pull a team together that was diverse in age and ability," Hendrie said. "He did a great job making them feel like they were a part of the team." ...